My meager little piece was made with the watercolors from Kuretake Gansai: www.kuretake.co.jp
A little about the paint: from what I understand, they are a bit different than Western Watercolors - mainly they include some metallic watercolors and the regular colors are quite vivid. Another feature is that they "lift" much easier during the painting process. Watercolor paints that lift easily is a feature I like, as it allows me to make changes a little longer, but apparently, professional watercolorist don't always like this characteristic.
Goltzius is interesting to me mainly due to his dramatic figures, which are often depictions of Greek Gods or religious scenes (as was in most demand in those days). Besides his beautiful depictions of the human body, which are striking even though in black and white (he was an engraver) I find it inspiring that only in middle age did he begin to paint,.
Straight from Wikipedia:
Hendrick Goltzius (German: [ˈgɔltsi̯ʊs]; Dutch: [ˈɣɔltsʲiœs]; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, noted for his sophisticated technique and the "exuberance" of his compositions. According to A. Hyatt Mayor, Goltzius "was the last professional engraver who drew with the authority of a good painter and the last who invented many pictures for others to copy".[1] In middle age he also began to produce paintings.
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